ENVIRONMENT chiefs are warning Gloucestershire residents not to be complacent about the risk of further flooding.
Flood warnings remain in force across the county, including on the Severn, the Frome near Stroud, the Churn near Cirencester and the Coln at Bibury and Fairford.
An Environment Agency spokesman said that, although the River Severn had peaked on Wednesday night, more rain was forecast to fall across the county.
He said: "The likelihood is that the river levels will rise again.
"All the watercourses react in different ways - the River Severn is really high now and will remain high for the next five or six days.
"What's tending to happen now is when we get the heavy bursts of rain it is all the smaller tributaries that are shooting back up again."
He added: "We're just encouraging people to stay safe and keep aware - it looks like it is going to be wet for the next few days so don't put the sandbags away yet."
Flood warnings remain in force across the county, including on the Severn, the Frome near Stroud, the Churn near Cirencester and the Coln at Bibury and Fairford.
An Environment Agency spokesman said that, although the River Severn had peaked on Wednesday night, more rain was forecast to fall across the county.
He said: "The likelihood is that the river levels will rise again.
"All the watercourses react in different ways - the River Severn is really high now and will remain high for the next five or six days.
"What's tending to happen now is when we get the heavy bursts of rain it is all the smaller tributaries that are shooting back up again."
He added: "We're just encouraging people to stay safe and keep aware - it looks like it is going to be wet for the next few days so don't put the sandbags away yet."
